The surname Cook is an occupational name deriving from the work the original bearer undertook. The cook was an important part of the Medieval household and the seller of cooked meats and the keeper of an eating house were also known as Cook. The surname Cook is first recorded in England in 1086. When found in the US of German origin it is Anglicized from Koch. Notable bearers of the surname Cook include James Cook, the British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia. The Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean and Cook County, Queensland, Australia were named in his honour. 

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